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陳燕燕  ♀
Chen Yan-Yan
Chan Yanyan,  Chan Yin-Yin,  Chen Yen-Yen,  Chan Yen-Yen
Born: February 25th, 1915 - Died: May 3rd, 1999





 
Filmography (1930-1992)
 
  Actor (92 films)
    Spring Dream in the Old Capital (1930)    
    Love and Duty (1931)    
    An Actor and an Actress (1931) ... Actress
    A Spray of Plum Blossoms (1931) ... Lucetta
    Another Dream of the Ancient Capital (1932)    
    Humanity (1932)    
    Spring in the South (1932)    
    Three Modern Women (1932)    
    Answering the Nation's Call (1932)    
    The Striving (1932)    
    The Sunshine of Mother (1933)    
    New Year's Eve (1933)    
    Pear Flowers in Rainstorm (1934)    
    The Kindred Feelings (1934)    
    The Highway (1934) ... Xiang Ding
    The Iron-Bird (1934)    
    Song of China (1935)    
    The Evil Beauty (1935)    
    Settle Down by the Hanjiang River (1935)    
    A Girl in an Isolated City (1936)    
    Freedom of Heaven and Earth (1937)    
    Spring Comes to Everywhere (1937)    
    Lianhua Symphony (1937)    
    Song of Kind Mother (1937)    
    New and Old Times (1937)    
    Thunderstorm (1938)    
    Vistas of Art (1938) ... 2)
    Four Concubines (1938)    
    The White Snake (1939) ... Bai
    Jin Yu Man Tang (1940)    
    Legend of Sui Dynasty (1940)    
    A Ghost (1940)    
    The Flower Girl (1940) ... Flower girl
    Du Shiniang (1940) ... Du Shiniang
    Family (1941)    
    Compassion (1942)    
    Biao Zhun Fu Ren (1942)    
    The Wedding Night (1942)    
    Elusive (1947)    
    Unending Love (1947)    
    Suspect From Husband (1948)    
    A Lingering Dream (1952)    
    Love Song (1953)    
    The Magic World of Filmdom (1953)    
    Shadows of Love (1954) ... He Yi-Chun
    The Long Lane (1956) ... Lan-Zhen
    Teenagers Folly (1956) ... Mother Tan
    Reunion (1960)    
    Nobody's Child (1960) ... Adopted mother
    The Iron Hoof of Oppression (1960)    
    The Love Eterne (1963) ... Ying-Tai's mother
    Bitter Sweet (1963) ... Mother Luo
    The Lady and the Thief (1963) ... Mother Li
    Three Sinners (1963) ... Old Mrs. Yen
    Between Tears and Laughter (1964) ... Shian's mother
    Lady General Hua Mulan (1964) ... Mu-Lan's mother
    The Crimson Palm (1964) ... Mrs. Lin
    The Butterfly Chalice (1965) ... Madam Tien
    Sons of Good Earth (1965) ... Mrs Tien
    The Grand Substitution (1965) ... Ching Ying's wife
    The Lotus Lamp (1965) ... Chiu Erh's mother
    The West Chamber (1965) ... Lady Cui
    The Blue and the Black (Part 1) (1966) ... Auntie Ji
    The Blue and the Black (Part 2) (1966) ... Mother Ji
    The Goddess of Mercy (1966) ... Queen (HK)
    The Joy of Spring (1966) ... Teacher
    Auntie Lan (1967) ... Lan's mother
    Too Late for Love (1967) ... Fen's auntie
    Four Sisters (1967) ... Luo Mu
    Sing High, Sing Low (1967)    
    One-Armed Swordsman (1967) ... Master Qi's wife
    My Dreamboat (1967) ... Shin's mother
    Spring Blossoms (1968) ... Mrs Chen
    Dead End (1969) ... Zhang Chun's mother
    The Three Smiles (1969) ... Lady Hua
    Sons and Daughters (1970) ... Mother Huang
    Heads for Sale (1970) ... Luo's mother
    Valley of the Fangs (1970) ... Song's wife
    It Takes a Man to Be Henpecked (1971)    
    The Young Avenger (1972) ... Li Kui's Third Sister
    Trilogy of Swordsmanship (1972) ... 2) Madam Li
    The Merry Wife (1972) ... Zhen's grandmother
    The Deadly Knives (1972) ... Jiao's mother
    The 14 Amazons (1972) ... Ken Chin Hua
    Flower in the Rain (1972) ... Yuan Ping's mother
    The Thunder Kick (1973) ... Mother Chow
    The Young Tiger (1973) ... Tiger's mother
    Mantis Combat (1978)    
    Dark Trap (1982)    
    The Warmth of an Old House (1984)    
    Ninja Dragon (1985) ... [DARK TRAP footage]
    Centre Stage (1992) ... Herself
  Producer (3 films)
    Shadows of Love (1954)    
    Love Fiesta (1957)    
    Shark of the Pacific (1959)    
 
 
Biography
 
  Chen Yen-Yen, last of the Manchu aristocrats, entered the film industry in 1930. Many of her movies such as "Love and Obligation", "Three Modern Ladies" and "The Big Road" became classics. She was especially competent in playing the role of an attractive young girl becoming aware of her own sensuality. With such and image and a melodious voice, she became the favorite throughout the country when she was only a teenager. At 20, she became one of the famous "Top Four Starlets". She specialized in costume drama and tragedy --hence her name: the "Queen of Tragedy". She came to Hong Kong in the 1940s and changed to a more mature screen role. She won the Best Supporting Actress in the 4th and 8th Asian Film Festival with "Splendid Years of Youth" and "Yin Rong Jie" respectively. Chen joined Shaw Brothers in the 60s as a standard actress and starred in many movies. She left the industry in the 1970s and appeared in a supporting tole in TV drama in the mid 80s.

From the Celestial DVD release of "The Young Avenger"

Biography (gstage.com)